Lizzo challenged the discrimination lawsuit filed by her former wardrobe assistant calling it baseless.
Lizzo is pushing back hard against a lawsuit alleging discrimination and harassment on her European tour, with her legal team calling the claims “meritless” and the accuser a “brazen liar.”
Attorneys for Lizzo filed a motion in court seeking to toss out the remaining allegations brought by former wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels, who sued the Grammy winner in September 2023.
Daniels accused the pop star and her team of creating a toxic work environment filled with “racist and fat-phobic comments,” sexual misconduct and disability discrimination.
In a sharply worded court filing, Lizzo’s attorneys described Daniels as a “disgruntled former employee with an inflated ego” and claimed she was driven by “personal vendettas” against the artist.
Daniels’ attorney Ronald Zambrano dismissed the motion as expected legal maneuvering.
“We fully expected the defence to file a motion to dismiss. We also fully expect the judge to deny the motion,” he said.
Daniels’ lawsuit followed a separate legal complaint filed by three of Lizzo’s former dancers, who also alleged sexual harassment and a hostile workplace.
A judge later trimmed some of the dancers’ claims but allowed others to move forward. Lizzo’s legal team is currently appealing that decision.
Lizzo has denied all the accusations and addressed the controversy during an appearance on the “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer“ podcast.
“The hardest part about all of this is that none of these things are true,” she said. “The sexual harassment one is really the one that upsets me the most.”
The court has not yet ruled on the motion to dismiss Daniels’ lawsuit.